SUBMITTED BY JENNY KRAUS I found a nail salon downtown past Fuji Grand on the way to Coco’s. It’s on the left hand side before the roundabout before Coco’s. It’s a little different from an American nail salon. They use home foot spas but you still get all the same Read more…
SUBMITTED BY SHANNON REUTER A friend and I set out to have an awesome lunch at a fantastic cafe, so I’m glad we ditched plan A and wound up here! Kouhudou (thank you Linda Cordes for the translation!) is a cozy little cafe, gallery and shop, tucked behind the tall Read more…
SUBMITTED BY HYLA ERNST I’m a Space-A junkie. I love the excitement that comes with waiting for roll call and getting a seat (or seats) and some of my favorite traveling memories come from the unexpected surprises that have been thrown at us. Maybe I’m just a glutton for punishment, but Read more…
SUBMITTED BY CHRISTINA WAUGH Akiyoshido Cave and Akiyoshidai Plateau south of Yamaguchi City was a really neat day trip. It took us about 1 hr. 45 min. to get there on the Sanyo and the directions from ITT were great. Take a sweater, it’s cool inside even on HOT days. Read more…
SUBMITTED BY HYLA ERNST This is our last summer in Japan, so while the kids are home for the summer I’ve been making a list of things we want to do, see, and experience. One of the things on the list was to go make our own goldfish lanterns in Read more…
SUBMITTED BY HYLA ERNST Going to the movies off base is something Adam and I enjoyed when we lived in Okinawa. It’s a nice treat for date nights as many of the big blockbuster movies open sooner out in town than on base, and there are usually little to no lines (lines for movies at Kadena Read more…
SUBMITTED BY SHELLEY ROBERTSON It is no secret that getting fresh organic food in Iwakuni can be difficult. The Commissary is great for a lot of things, and despite occasional shipping problems usually has what I need…except fresh produce and in many cases, fresh meats. There is really only so Read more…
SUBMITTED BY KIMBERLY VITEK This museum has been on my list of thing to do since I arrived in Iwakuni last spring and was referred by someone who lives in Hiroshima. Anyone I’d ask about it here in Iwakuni appeared to not have heard of it. So, I hope I’m Read more…
SUBMITTED BY THE IWAKUNI LUNCH CREW Teresa, Brenda, and Katie, thanks for another memorable afternoon–Hyla. There’s something fun about discovering a new place with friends, especially when it involves whipping over four (empty) lanes of traffic to check out a new burger joint AFTER stuffing oneself silly at a Chinese Read more…
SUBMITTED BY HYLA AND ADAM ERNST Everyone in our family has a wish list of things we want to do before we leave Japan. For our daughter, visiting Harmony Land was up there at the top of her list. Inevitable really, since her last four birthday parties have been Hello Kitty themed and at any Read more…